[Samba] Problems loading printer list using Samba 2.2.7a with CUPS

Gerald (Jerry) Carter jerry at samba.org
Thu Feb 13 18:10:15 GMT 2003


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On 11 Feb 2003, Sean Millichamp wrote:

> I am using Samba to successfully load the printer list directly from
> CUPS with one fairly significant caveat.
> 
> If a printer is added to CUPS while Samba is running there is apparently
> nothing I can do to have it visibly appear when doing a list of the
> services in Samba (such as with "smbclient -L").  This is also a problem
> if Samba starts before CUPS in the boot sequence.

known bug.  The workaround i think is to send a HUP signal to the smbd in 
question.  Will be fixed in 3.0.  

Are you using and addprinter command in smb.conf?  If so I can probably 
send you a small patch for 2.2.




cheers, jerry
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